Daily Republican., 1887-08-25
Philedelphia Items.

Aug. 2j.-Samuel Fa-
bian who Is charged with stealing S1OC0
in United States bonds and 5000 in cash
from his father, DR.. Joseph Fabian, of
No 22S Vine street was arrested yester
day afternoon in Brooklyn by Detective
Peter Miller, of the Philadelphia police
force. Last night Chief Wood received
ttis telegram from Mr. Miler:-.
"I have just arrested Samuel Fabian
at Park and Chambers streets. He
has $4,000 In bank in Brooklyn, and will
go there with me tomorrow, draw the
money and hand it over to me /" The
Chief said that DIR. Louis Fabian received
a teleRram on Monday from a friend in
New York. in which ne was informed that
his brother Samuel was seen crossing the
river In ferry boat. Detective Miller at
once went to Brooklyn in company with
the doctor, but the latter returned home
on the day following. Since then Miller
has kept close watch Tor the fugitive
and captured him last night as he was
keeping an appointu ent at Park and
chambers streets. 1t is believed that he
will come voluntarily to this city, but II
he shall not q requisition will be secured
in New York. his father has sworn out
warrant before Magistrate Smith,
charging him with larceny The bonds
and money were taken from Dr. Fabian's q
safe. which was opened with a duplicate
key.
Another arrest was made last night in
connection with the action recently be-
gun by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany against employees charged with the
robbery of freight cars: Among the men
] suspected was Thomas Miflin, So years
old, of No 40O9 Sylvan street, conductor
Of one of the most important freight
trains along the line. Soon after the first
: arrests were made, however, MiiIlin was
t missing from his home. The company's
t detectives and Chief Woods men maje
t every effort to capture him, and finally
Q his description was telegraphed to every
9 station-house in the city
e Last night Special Officers Keating and
. Mcfarland, OF the Eighth police district
Q received information that the man had
o been seen near Tenth street and Fair
:. mount ave ue. Accordingly they visi et
Y the place, and Mifllin was taken into Gus
n tody as he was entering small court OF
Y the avenue above Tenth street. Ee will
o be given a hearing to day before Mag gi3
q trate Smith.
, Chief Wood has IN his Office severa
b bundles OF good. which have been re
covered during the progress of the in
Q vestigation. All the prisoners will be ar
d raigned soon at the Central Station for
,r final hearing, when the evidence agains
u them will be produced by the company
l. No one has yet been able to identify tn
=, woman whose body now rests in tn
Ia Morgue, and which was found in tn
u Schuylkill near the Geological Garde
. landing on Tuesday afternoon. At tn
~ Coroner's investie alton yesterday Jane
:. Butler, pilot on the steamer Belmont
u testified that he had seen q woman ever
o' day for the past eight or ten days sittin
alone upon one of the Park benches nea
&c Ford road. He saw her there every even
, ~ ing as he passed up and down the rive
~ on the boat. On Saturday he saw tn
" woman get in boat with very tall maj
~ and Mr.. Buffers 12 year old daugh;t
W said that she had seen the man an
woman meet daily. 1t was thought the
~ might be clue to the woman's identi,
W. In these circumstances, and Mr.. Butl'
VI and his daughter went 10 the Morgue ye
~ terday afternoon to see If the dead woma
70 was the same who was seen with the ia
on man in the boat on Saturday. Meth
og father nor daughter could identify Il
u body. The Coroner Is still nvestigatir
the matter.
hs Michael Donnelly, Q notorious saloo
keeper, at No. 500 Lombard street, aI
nd his bartender, Peter Gallagher, we
ba given hearing before Magistrate Lenno
M at the Third district station house, yeste
IN day morning, charged with aggravat,
or assault and battery on George q. Plstt,
a. wharf builder, at 2703 Federal stree
10 Platt claimed that he tered the salo
IN. and was brutally attacked AID beats
'he without any provocation ny the two me
'ho They were held under 81, 500 bail each
ne, trial. Donnelly has been frequently |
IN, rested for the same offense and sevel
"a months ago was taken into custody
ia beating and badly iDjuring woman.
the At the Convent of the Franciscan 8
ters, at Glen Riddle, yesterday, TWEEN
no five postulants rec lived the white veil
his the noyitiate, and seventeen novices ma
or their final profession and were invest
to with the black veil.
der J.W. woolverton employed a won
ity giving the name OF Mary Kelly as 8
want on Monday. In the evening she
md parted, taking with her S1l3. A bun,
Vas she took to the house contained straw q
- shavings.
II. framo borr n, uoines street west
, Chaw Cermantown owned hy the Hal,
ill. ostota and oonun;ed Inv Icsenh J.aai,
W was burned yesterday morning, with
lou quantity of feed and seven horses.
ea1 @ William Hamilton, 32 years old, fell
ma to the Delaware at Queen street VIII
a, yesterday and was drowned
The Coroner's jury yesterday fou
Lse, that Mrs Alice Whalen died from
aey effects OF injuries received by Academia
ion falling down s,airs on Sunday night.